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Queste (Septimus Heap, Book 4)
Angie Sage
Katherine Tegen Books, 2008
Fabulous Read!!!
Queste was a page turner. Finished in a day and a half!!! I think that it was a slower start than usual but it ended very well. I really love this series. Can't wait for the next book!!! I wonder how many are in this series?? Keep reading everybody!!!! Knowledge is ...
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Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual
Nigel Calder
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2005
A Must Have for Owners of Auxiliary Sailboats
I have a 1987 Catalina 30 sailboat with a diesel engine. I wish I had purchased a copy of this book six years ago when I bought my boat. I might have saved hundreds and maybe even thousands of dollars in yard bills by doing more of the work myself with the help of ...
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The Burning Bridge (The Ranger's Apprentice, Book 2)
John Flanagan
Puffin, 2007
my son read this without prompting!
I haven't read it myself, but my 12-year-old son (who I almost always have to continually prompt to read something) was picking this up everyday on his own and reading much longer than he is usually willing to. This was not the case with the first book in the series. ...
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The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread
Peter Reinhart
Ten Speed Press, 2001
Speaking as someone that has actually read this book...
I was nearly put off of buying this book by some of the bad reviews I read. (I always read the bad reviews to get a broad picture.) If I hadn't taken the time to check the book out for myself I would have greatly missed out. Please read the following comments that ...
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Physik (Septimus Heap, Book 3)
Angie Sage
Katherine Tegen Books, 2007
Through the looking glass; Physik takes Septimus beyond...
Angie Sage keeps the Septimus Heap series going strong with Physik - the third book after Magyk and Flyte. In Physik we have a complex web of plot elements (no spoilers in this review) that take the narrative deep into the history and architecture of the castle and ...
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Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting ...
Bill Buford
Vintage, 2007
Very entertaining
Bill Buford writes a highly entertaining book. Heat is good for 3 reasons.
One, Bill is humble. It's very easy to forget that the author was an editor for the New Yorker. It's also very easy to forget how successful/famous Mario Batali and his restaurants are; ...
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After Effects Apprentice (DV Expert Series)
Chris Meyer, Trish Meyer
Focal Press, 2007
Fantastic beginner's guide!
I wanted to be a step ahead of the rest before I entered into my first class dealing with after effects. This book did it in record time! I even finished the second book in the series before our first project. I learned the ins and outs and beyond, and I didn't know ...
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The Icebound Land: Book Three (Ranger's Apprentice)
John Flanagan
Puffin, 2008
Ranger's Apprentice Series Review
READ THIS!!! This book is amazing for all fantasy lovers, full of medieval adventures. About a boy who becomes the apprentice of a ranger, this book is AWESOME. I would recommend it for anyone who likes adventure. Will, the main character, goes through many challenges, ...
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Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1)
Robin Hobb
Spectra, 1996
Innovative page turner
I've just finished the Farseer trilogy and decided to weigh in on the first book so everyone knows what they're getting into. This book was pure genius. The author goes through great pains to describe all of her characters, and does it by never shifting viewpoints ...
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Ranger's Apprentice: The Battle for Skandia (Ranger's Apprentice, Book 4)
John Flanagan
Philomel, 2008
Very well written story. You'll love to see the characters mature throughout.
This was a superbly written story that had many heartfelt moments. The end battle scene was amazingly detailed, well thought out and thrilled to the end.
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The Magic Thief
Sarah Prineas
HarperCollins, 2008
A great new children's book
I wasn't able to put this down once I started reading it -- it's probably one of the most engaging and entertaining children's books I've read all year.
I'm not sure that I can say why, exactly -- the elements in the story -- boy picked up off the street, marked ...
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Golem's Eye, The (Bartimaeus Trilogy)
Jonathan Stroud
Miramax, 2006
Great Book and Series
This was an excellent book, as was the whole series. I just came on to look for more Jonathan Stroud books and decided to give my first book review! I love Bartimaeus and all the sarcasm. Give it a try if you haven't already.
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The Ruins of Gorlan (The Ranger's Apprentice, Book 1)
John Flanagan
Puffin, 2006
Review by Stuart, my son, age 10
This book is suspenseful and satisfying. Will doesn't directly defeat the terrifying Kalkara, because that would be phony, but he figures out a way to get the job done. Halt knows about Will's dad, who died before he was born, who wasn't a knight, but he was very ...
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice: Or On the Segregation of the Queen/A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and ...
Laurie R. King
Picador, 2007
A Wonderful Role Model Lives!
I stumbled over this book quite by accident about six months ago and I have been immersed in the world of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes every since.
The book, the first in a series of eight by Laurie R. King, (so far) introduces us to a young woman with ...
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The Game Maker's Apprentice: Game Development for Beginners (Technology in Action)
Jacob Habgood, Mark Overmars
Apress, 2006
The Game Maker's Apprentice
This is a wonderful book! The instructions are easy to follow and all of the games are fun. I liked the fact that the finished games are on the CD so you could see what they are like while you are working on them.
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